Robin of Sherwood - Softcover

Morpurgo, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340690151 ISBN 13: 9780340690154

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

This original, dramatic retelling is told as a flashback: after a storm a boy discovers a great oak tree has fallen. Beneath the disturbed roots he finds a hunting horn, bones and a skull. Clutching these objects, he has a dream, and relives Robin's story. He enters the dream world of Sherwood forest where he leads a band of albinos and misfits to fight against the Sheriff's injustice.

About this title

Book Description:

An original and compelling retelling of the story of Robin of Sherwood - told through the eyes of a small boy who discovers a hunting horn, bones and a skull beneath a fallen oak tree.

About the Author:

Michael Morpurgo is a respected and popular writer for children with more than sixty books to his name. He has also written several screenplays. Michael has won numerous awards world-wide including The Whitbread, The Smarties Prize and The Children's Book of the Year Award.

Michael Foreman is one of the most acclaimed children's illustrators today. His own books War Boy and War Games won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0340690151
• ISBN 13: 9780340690154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144